stage 2 kit comes with both the dry and wet cone filters
and the filter cleaner and oiler spray
and the cone sack/bag for real dirty conditions

got more responsiveness/instant torque and more power that I can feel plus the exhaust and engine sound is noticeably better

when you driving down the road how is there hot air entering the intake?
when your moving its only new/cold air in forward half of you engine bay

if your sitting in traffic I agree with you

but who idles around town?

with the new setup the intake box is essentially not a hot piece of plastic anymore
its a cone with no surrounding hot plastic

I just wish I did this when I first bought the x5

its too easy
remove top engine cover and the vacuum hose
1 bolt and some hose clamps to get the old one out
-the mass airflow tube will take a little bit of patience to remove from the charge air pipe
-remove the lower air duct

reinstall the rubber isolator on-top of the new intake housing flange with the original bolt and 2 new bolts are in the kit for the other 2 flanges, couple of hose clamps and the new vacuum line and your done

instructions are super easy to follow

Thanks! Will check it out.

Thanks man! Package should by at the door early next week :D

sadly, I have to sit a lot in stop and go traffic, so yeah the aftermarket air intakes are not as beneficial to me as the BMW designed intakes.
I had one on my Prelude 10+ years ago and loved the sound. I even bubble wrapped (in metal sheathing from home depot) the metal arm to avoid getting heated so much and therefore the air going through filter then metal tube into engine was cooler (I left a spot open where I could touch to feel the metal, and metal was always cold right after driving, but yes the metal would still heat up if car was sitting for a bit while idling)

So you're saying the intake came with 2 cone filters?

So you have an extra one that is not being used right now?

I know about the "filter sock" pre-filter, not what I'm talking about though. My stage 1 AFE intake with the Pro Dry S filter only requires the cleaning spray, it does not take oil, the Pro 5R filter takes oil.

I was just saying if you had a choice of either kit (as the 3.0 guys do) to get the Pro Dry S filter.

The stage 2 come with with the grey dry cone and the blue oiled cone, yea i got a grey cone filter sitting in my garage

Yup, but i dont sit in trafic, i drive 50kms on a flowing highway to work and on my way back home its 1am and no cars on the road, so i guess this cai is just made for me

Really? If so thats awesome! And does explain why they are more expensive than the Stage 1 3.0 intakes.

I'd use the Grey dry filter if I were you I tend to shy away from oiled filters nowadays